2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog (Updated Spring 2021)

May 28, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog (Updated Spring 2021) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology-Biomedical and Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Track Semester by Semester

Students in the Biomedical and Pre-Medical or Pre-Dental track programs should take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or Dental Admission Test (DAT) during the Spring semester of the academic year preceding the year in which admission to medical school is sought. Applications to medical/dental schools should be made no later than the fall of the senior year. Cell Biology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology and Histology are Biology program electives selected in this track. These courses will build a solid foundation for courses taken in the first year of medical school.

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

BIOL 111 Principles of Biology I Credit: 3 ^*
BIOL 113 Principles of Biology I Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I Credit: 3 *
CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1 ^*
DNSC 100 Freshman Seminar Credit: 1
ENGL 101 Principles of Composition I Credit: 3
MATH 110 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry Credit: 3 ¹

Second Semester: Credits 15

BIOL 112 Principles of Biology II Credit: 3 ^*
BIOL 114 Principles of Biology II Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 114 Principles of Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1 ^*
ENGL 102 Principles of Composition II Credit: 3
ENGL 001 English Proficiency Examination Credit: 0 ²
MATH 112 Calculus I Credit: 4

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

BIOL 211 Principles of Biology III Credit: 3
BIOL 213 Principles of Biology III Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 211 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 213 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit: 1
Gen Ed Curr Area I Credit: 3
Gen Ed Curr Area II Credit: 3^*
MATH 210 Elementary Statistics Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 14

BIOL 222 Genetics Credit: 3
BIOL 223 Genetics Laboratory Credit: 1
CHEM 212 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 214 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
CSDP 121 Microcomputer Applications Credit: 3 ³ or
BUED 212 Computer-Concepts/ Applications I Credit: 3 ³
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech Credit: 3

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 14

BIOL 301 Microbiology Credit: 3
BIOL 303 Microbiology Laboratory Credit: 1
ENGL 218 Approaches to Grammar Credit: 3
Gen Ed Curr Area VI Credit: 3
PHYS 181 Introductory Physics I Credit: 3 ^*
PHYS 183 Introductory Physics Laboratory I Credit: 1 ^*

Second Semester: Credits 15

Biol Elective Credit: 4
Biol Elective Credit: 4
ENGL 305 Technical Writing Credit: 3 or
ENGL 310 Advanced Composition Credit: 3
PHYS 182 Introductory Physics II Credit: 3 ^*
PHYS 184 Introductory Physics Laboratory II Credit: 1 ^*

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

BIOL Elective Credit: 4
BIOL 497 Biology Seminar/Honors Credit: 1
BIOL 498 Independent Study Credit: 1-3 ⁴
CHEM 341 Biochemistry I Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 343 Biochemistry Laboratory I Credit: 1 ^*
DNSC 400 Senior Proficiency Seminar Credit: 1
Gen Ed Curr Area I Credit: 3

Second Semester: Credits 14

BIOL Elective Credit: 3
BIOL 499 Undergraduate Research Credit: 1-4 ⁴
CHEM 342 Biochemistry II Credit: 3 ^*
CHEM 344 Biochemistry Laboratory II Credit: 1
Gen Ed Curr Area II Credit: 3

Total Credit Hours: 120

^*Honors designated sections are offered. Honors enrollment is recommended for highly qualified students who wish to attend graduate and/or professional schools. Minimum gpa requirements may be imposed. Honors courses are designated with Honors.

¹Students who place into MATH 099 will be required to complete MATH 099 and MATH 109 with grades of C or higher before they will be eligible to take MATH 110 . Students who place into MATH 109 will be required to complete that course with a grade of C or higher before they will be eligible to take MATH 110 .

²The English Proficiency Examination is given at the end of the semester. A student must enroll in ENGL 001  prior to enrolling in ENGL 102 .
³CSDP 220  may be substituted for either CSDP 121  or BUED 212 .
⁴Students may take BIOL 498  and BIOL 499  for 1 to 3 and 1 to 4 cr. hr., respectively, per semester; but they must repeat the courses to accumulate as many credits as required in the core program, which are 3 and 4, respectively.

⁵In Gen Ed Curr Area II, PSYC 100 is required by most medical/dental schools.

NOTE: PreMed students are strongly advised to work with their advisors to identify the appropriate Biology elective courses. Highly recommended courses include: BIOL 322 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, BIOL 341 Introductory Physiology, BIOL 326 Cell Biology, BIOL 327 Cell Biology Lab, and BIOL 436 General Endocrinology.

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Biology-Biomedical and Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Track Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 14

Second Semester: Credits 15

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 14

Total Credit Hours: 120

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Biology-Biomedical and Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Track Semester by Semester

Freshman Year

First Semester: Credits 15

Second Semester: Credits 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester: Credits 17

Second Semester: Credits 14

Junior Year

First Semester: Credits 14

Second Semester: Credits 15

Senior Year

First Semester: Credits 16

Second Semester: Credits 14

Total Credit Hours: 120

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